Wheatley rule

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"Everyone knew it was impossible. But then, a fool who didn't know came along. And afterwards he also knew."

Just throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Experienced people will tell you that the key is to be distracted before you hit the ground.

Of course, most people’s experience is short lived since they’re not experienced enough of to die trying.

Every time I hear this, I imagine somebody jumping into a belly flop, but instead of falling just yeeting over the horizon at the speed if light.

Define “fly”

I’ve been airborne due to me not jumping or falling, carrying a sheet of plywood and windy days are fun. Airfoil goes WHEEEE.

I took flight in a 4-wheeler and hit my sternum on the handlebars

That's the only time I ever rode a 4-wheeler

"The Guide says there is an art to flying", said Ford, "or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."

Me. I have. No, like, I've literally had flight lessons, 10/10 highly recommended.

Is their some frequency I should be flapping my arms to cus like planes and gliders are expensive and they need maintenance

From random stack exchange nonsense: 750Hz-ish? Idk would be nice to run some actual fluid dynamics on, you'd probably run into issues with that pesky sound barrier...

But in all seriousness a paramotor is relatively cheap ($10-15k ish depending on how much you spend on a training program). I've only flown fixed-wing since I got financial aid for lessons (there are a TON of scholarships out there if you're serious about flying, there's a huge pilot shortage right now).

Just remember, kids! If you don't start from the flat ground it doesn't count as flying! So don't go jumping off the roof or the bridge, because even if you succeed we'll tell everyone you cheated.

I did. Okay, the 1 megawatt indoor skydiving installation helped a bit, but I was flying.

I mean I have not researched but I tried pretty hard to jump off the ground and will myself up so I could fly like my dreams and I think that counts.

I flew in third grade during recess just east of the swings while I was chasing a leaf. Only flew about 3 feet off the ground for maybe 10-12 feet and glided back down.

See, the trick is you were supposed to miss the ground

I wasn't trying to do anything, it just happened.

I can see somebody hasn't read The hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy